It wasn't until I did a soil test, that I learned there were different types of lime as well. What was even more shocking, when I went to stores looking for it some of the associates just said all lime was the same.

@GCITurf

6 жыл бұрын

Grass Daddy that’s quite true! I’ve also found that a lot of people don’t know what type of lime to apply after a soil test.

@chrisfink1

6 жыл бұрын

No more snow!!!!!!

@shashank_mittal

6 жыл бұрын

True, I had to research myself the difference between calcitic and dolomitic lime, as my soil needed a Mg and pH boost. Problem is, dolomitic lime isn't easily available. After making a few phone calls, I was able to locate a place locally that carried it. Might be a good idea to do a video of lime types :)

@GCITurf

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah I will take note

@Methodical2

6 жыл бұрын

Hell, they even have some fast acting lime (Pennington) for a cool $15 a bag, which may not be bad for small lawn, but would cost a fortune for the larger lawn since most times you would net 1 bag/1000sf.

It makes you mad because you are genuine & compassionate about what you do.. Which is an awesome thing! ;) Beautiful sun rise this morning here in Fannin..

I've been using KZread as a means for research to improve my lawn for a few years. I have noticed there is some KZread content providers that give very contradicting info. There is one channel in particular that has blown up over the past year or two that has a relationship with Milorganite that seems like they are only in it to sell product. Anyone can buy a nice lawn and say that it was their hard work that made it nice. It's good to see the genuine truth on here. Keep it up, Pete.

@sillyjofo

5 жыл бұрын

I think I know who you're talking about and don't disagree in general, but per their site and Wikipedia, Milorganite is "municipality-run nonprofit environmental program" (wiki) and "The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD), that creates Milorganite isn’t profit driven." (their site). So no, there's probably not much "selling" going on.

Pete you are so for real because without a soil test you don't know what is going on in your lawn. Man just keep up the amazing job love the video keep them coming pete

Watching this video 4 years later. 4K subs to 135+k now. Keep up the good work. God bless.

Very good information. My father was a master at his lawn maintenance. His advice was everything in moderation and everything at it's time. You can't rush a nice lawn. It takes time and TLC.

Today the first day of getting my dirt right. First application from GCI. Can't wait for the results this year.

My Goodness Pete. Im a little late to KZread & DIY lawn care.(which is why I just made my way back to this video) Can't believe you were shy of 4k followers on this one and now you're well clear of 100k! Keep up the hard work. I love the content. God bless!!!

This video fires me up! Still watching everyone of you videos, amazing to see how far things have come

Hey Pete! My husband luvs your channel...I learned a lot from the LCN too...now I’m in tune to your channel!😂Glad you’re growing & glad the Lord helped you to manage & delegate your business, I saw the IPhone’s📱 & I thought “wow, what & Awesome idea” 💡Glad you have faith in God n pray each day and you trust your employees, I know how tough that can be too, been there b4, good info on lime, we added it to our lawn last fall, no problems at all😎. Thanks much!🙏🏼

Hey this video is like the old ones very informative no sales pitch! 👍

Pete great job i love everything you have telling us about our lawns keep it going

I did a soil test about 3 years ago. Probably time to order up another one! Especially now that I'm using fancy products!

@jamesm.8392

4 жыл бұрын

Do your own. Tbspl of dirt in 16oz. of "distilled water" mixed really well and soak a strip of ph paper in it for maybe full mnute. PH is PH . . . you dont need a Lab..

Thanks Pete! I had a company stop by and had them do an estimate just to see what it would cost. They wanted to put every product on the market down on my already nice fescue lawn. A couple grand a months worth. It's a big yard but literally they wanted $15,000 over my growing season on an already nice stand of turf. What got me, and I let my neighbors know, was the amount of lime and phosphorus. My pH has been 6.6-6.8 every soil test I've done every other year over 15 years. It's essentially perfect and they wanted to put down an astronomic amount of lime on my yard. The guy I talked to couldn't even tell me what type of lime either. My soil tests over those 15 years have also always shown an abundance of phosphate in the soil. The lab recommends I use fertilizer with zero phosphorous and my area is known to have soil rich in phosphorus. The company recommended I needed a 10-10-10 fertilizer which would've been a pound of P every 10-12 weeks. Unless I've seeded I have never put an ounce of P down. Even when I overseed I don't use a standard starter fertilizer high in P. I also live next to a river that's a tributary to the Chesapeake Bay and they wanted to overdose my lawn with phosphorous. Not a good idea. Lesson is DO NOT just trust the companies and do your due diligence.

Time of this video u were seeking 4K subscribers..... now u have it 10 fold. Amen brother. Great videos, great knowledge..... thank you sir

That's exactly right, thanks for sharing and educating others

Boy do I wish I found this video before I applied Lime and Fertilizer to my lawn in the spring. Purchasing your plan ticket to have you treat my yard.

You are changing the lawncare industry for the better. You don’t need lime you need Greene County ! lol. Keep bringing the videos because they are awesome.

Great video as usual. Thanks for taking the time to do this it really helps

GM sir...preach on I was just telling my neighbor about this and many other wring info I keep telling him to fire then and do it your darn self but he keeps looking at my yard and and seeing how I stay on it. Keep G rindin pete😎✌👌👏

Hey, I need to get my dirt right!! Love the info. Thanks

Pete, HEY, All I wish is that every once in awhile you would speak your mind on how you really feel about things! :-) Good topic today though!

Excellent. One of the best discussions of why yoiu neeed to do a soil tesst I've seen.

Love your content! Keep it coming.

I live on a corner lot as well. Tons of people were driving almost 12" into my lawn. I had a larger landscaping boulder, it got strategically placed. People quit driving through my yard now :)

@dennisthemenance5433

4 жыл бұрын

Putting Rocks/Boulders on the edge of the The Lawn? Better not! 1- the 1st 10 ft from the street is not yours..Its The Towns EASEMENT property( not yours! They can come out and dig it up for Sewer, water line, etc or expand the Street or just Repave it.. ( How about Snow Plowing( If Applies) ? 2- You Put rocks on it? Car hits them and gets damage? YOUR LIABLE! 3- Your best to just Either Put Mulch or Marble Rocks those 1st 5 Ft from the Street!

@penniesfromheaven2511

14 күн бұрын

@@dennisthemenance5433nobody has hit one of my boulders including the snowplow guy during the 10 years they’ve been there. No Karens or Ken’s on my town board or in my neighborhood either. I love it here.

Love your info Pete .. Thanks

Great vid. Couple of comments, I am formally educated and experienced in environmental testing and chemistry, you are 100% correct to require soil testing to correctly determine pH levels. However, If the soil is high in organic matter, it should arrive at the lab quickly. If it stays in a sample bag or sealed container , microorganisms will begin breaking the organics down. This process can reduce the pH . eg pH in yard of 6.4 could read below 6.0 after the sitting a before getting to the lab. Also.areas like here in Canada, the plants die over winter and decay in the fall and early in the spring. This reduces soil pH. As a result many people add lime each spring to counter the reduction to give their lawns a kick start . Anyway, keep advocating for proper methods of lawn care.

love it you know the fundamental of dit add in a reason you will kick ass.

like the video...my yard is a wreck and your videos are going to help "HULK" up my lawn... let you know in about a month or so!

Agree 100 percent. Lime is only needed to adjust soil PH. If you throw down lime And ot is not needed you will throw off your PH. If the PH is off then your fertilizer won't work, And that just wastes money. You should always do a soil test, Then put down what you need. Not only does it save money And time, But it's better on the environment. There is no need dumping chemicals on a lawn if they are not needed. Great video.

Hey ! Good advice. Hey! thanks Pete.

I love the fact the Pete is on top of the things going on in the yard!!! I've been looking at how much lime I need in my yard. #PeteforPresident #soiltest #saidIneed #1.7tons

This is why I love this guy like a brother!! From the first video I accidentally stumbled upon. Pete is just a genuine guy and that’s because he follows after Jesus. A true Christian. I watch some of the other channels for mere entertainment. Pete is the only one I take seriously and would follow every step in lawn and yard care. My wife is getting annoyed already. She says when I talk about landscaping all she hears is “Pete this and Pete that” lol. Pete is the man and that’s why people are going crazy subscribing. Americans are not stupid. We know what’s true and what’s bogus. Sometimes I wonder how these landscaping jokers are still in business. I live in a very nice gated community and the landscaping company that serves some of my neighbors are completely incompetent and do everything wrong. I only started noticing since watching Pete’s videos. Most homeowners just trust too much and get their lawns ruined. Keep up the good fight Mr.Pete. And I’m sure you’re aware haters gonna hate!! Love this channel and telling everyone I know about it. Can not wait till next spring to see more mowing videos. God will continue blessing you!!

Thanks 🙏 for what you’re doing

Preach it brother!

Great video. My answer to that question is not until a soil test that indicates need and specifies type of lime.

@GCITurf

6 жыл бұрын

rey3472 you are absolutely right! Burns me up these guys just tell folks to “put lime on it”. LOL

Hey. I did some soil test on every side of my lawn and most were in the 5 range. My back yard that I have been putting gypsum down all the time trying to help with the dog pee spots was 7. Looks like Lime and Gypsum are going down twice a year until that ph gets higher.

Excellent video, I follow the Ph Rule Big Time, I started a lawn for a customer of mine, soil ph wasn't right so I messed with it, Limed the soil waited 2 weeks then fertilized and you can tell the uptake in nutrients was doubled from the previous years, My Customer has the Greenest, Softest Lushest Grass, another company does the neighbor next to my client and their lawn is not nearly as nice, and that neighbor spends alot of money on his lawn

Preach Pete Preach! I have made a soil test a mandatory part of my program this season. I plan on doing them first thing in the season so if a lawn needs a high amount of correction I can do a split application in the spring and fall. Where do you send your samples?

We had recent heavy rain here in Cali and now I have annual blue grass coming up in my fescue lawn and going to seed, waaaaahhh

@GCITurf

6 жыл бұрын

carabela125 yikes. That stuff is a nightmare!

Great job, Pete. I would add getting samples from different parts of the lawn. I have pine trees and the pH is significantly lower in those areas than the rest of the lawn. Keep it up! You'll be at 4K in no time!! By the way: a Bio-Stim pack would be great for my lawn. Hint Hint Wink Wink

@GCITurf

6 жыл бұрын

jdrobbi if you don’t win - www.gciturfacademy.com/product/bio-stimulant-package/

Hey! Thanks for this video Pete. Hey, I really need to have an actual soil test done. I have been kind of just throwing down home depot's granular lime out every fall when I over-seed, with no true measure of my soil PH.

Hey Pete! Good points. 👍🏼

Haha!! Love it. Cracking me up Pete

Awesomeness. Keep em coming.

Me me me me!! Love your videos man great info for guys like me. Greatly appreciated!!👍

@dennisthemenance5433

4 жыл бұрын

1- Scotts Weed & Feed in May ( Dethach every 2-3 yrs-Rent a Dethacher) 2- Mem. Day- Crabgrass Pre-M 3-June- Grub/Insect Liquid Spray ( Works over 24-48 hrs) and then, 2-3 days later? Granual Grub Killer - takes 2-4 wks protection 4. End of June( July 4th) Milnorgintie 5. Mowing? 1/3rd Rule--No More than that- Leave Min 2" -Expect to mow 6-8x mo.> Your Triming, not cutting.( Just your Head of Hair should be Trimmed and trim it twice as often if want to Look Nice..ask the Wife! 6. Watering- Min 1/2" a Week- Using a Wand system or Rainbird Pop-ups and a timer ( Key to keeping that grass Growing) 7. Milonorginate every Month-( EOM at the Least) That nitrogen is vital! 8. Oct- Insect/Grub Killler( Liquid and 1 week later, Granual spread. ( 9. Weed & Feed in the Late Fall ( Won't have Dandeleins next Spring) - spread some Grass Seed Down ( Over Seeding) mixed with some Top Soil .. 10. Clean Your Equiptment, WD40 Coast everything and Put it away-Spring tune up- New Blade.. Stuff I learned from working with My Daddy's LS Business- Being a Veteran -65'- passing it onto you..Just as long as your Not with in 10 Miles of were we service..;-0 >)- In Business for 63 yrs ant NoD=Body competes with us anymore..They can't..We have Layal Customers and We give them too many Freebies, None of you guys can match ! ( Free: Weed & Feed, CarbGrass, Insect Killer and Fertilizer from the FARM( OUr Own Milonorginite) and Free Watering system and OD Lighting and Free Motion Senosor Spot lights on all 4 courners of your home and a Motion Sesnor Alarm for your Driveway..Free! Free! to our Customres...

Hey, Awesome videos keep posting them very informative lol thanks

thankyou sir,,great information,,we appreciate your hard work,,we use a small amount of lime in an area that gets alot of bugs,,here in south florida its bug city,,they hate lime,,,

Great info man. Much appreciated

Your awesome man. Love the videos! Keep it up!

HEY! Great videos Pete!

Good stuff Pete! I never have put down lime but did do a soil test last year through local NC Ag PH was in the mid 7s 😳 I called said how can this be I have never limed lived here 2 years? They said probably year after year previous owners put it out. We’ll see what it’s like this year...

Your intro is giving me flashbacks of prodiamine and sea kelp application a month ago lol!

Solu-cal with humic acid is my go to in the spring after I aerate. Both for a ph adjustment and getting my microbes going.

@smokestack9795

5 жыл бұрын

Charles Andrianus ....I like Solu Cal as well, the problem with that product is it’s short lived, unless you keep putting it down every 8 weeks, your soil goes back to its original levels. It’s better to use Dolomitic lime if you need Magnesium after doing a soil test or Calcitic lime if you don’t need Magnesium after doing a soil test. Natural lime is best applied in Fall at a heavy dose as it will take time to break down and become part of the soil. It also takes a lot of lime to move the soil acidity level towards an optimal range of 6.5 to 7. 7 being neutral.

HEY! This is a good guy right here.

Hey!!! Good Vid Pete

very helpful sir . thank you so much .

That is excellent advice, the people I was using said you couldn’t put on to much lime I had soil test done ph of 8.2

@GCITurf

6 жыл бұрын

Kevin Leese YIKES!!! That’s high! 🙈

@kevinleese8325

6 жыл бұрын

Shouldn’t need lime for years LoL

Most stores teach their employees to push products onto customers and have limited knowledge if its a proper solution. I was in Tractor Supply today and all the Dolomite Lime was sold out. I only use it to add calcium and help break down clay, a light application is usually good.

@GCITurf

6 жыл бұрын

heavymechanic2 agreed

what do you think about wood ash for adjusting ph on a lawn? I'm mostly concerned about the salt content.

Thanks 👍🏽

New to your channel, its great!

@GCITurf

6 жыл бұрын

Mark Aguglia thanks for watching Mark!

@gardner1696

6 жыл бұрын

Mark Aguglia b

Thanks Pete, for all your advice. In this particular video I was hoping to learn WHEN to lime my yard. I get the idea of a soil test first but then, if it needs lime, WHEN (the time of year) is best?

@GCITurf

4 жыл бұрын

Brian Sprinkle anytime during the year as long as the ground is not frozen

Speak your mind Pete , big boys like us are to big to hide behind any bush . Thanks for the info .

@GCITurf

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah boy....no hiding here friend

Great info man, subbed

@GCITurf

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro!

HEY, thanks 🙏

That's is why I have been landing my new clients. Because weed companies with cartoon mascots are lying to sell them products they don't need. I have the same attitude as you. Be honest and the good lord will bless you.

👍. Yep I completely agree great video. I have a playlist posted on my lawn Week by week. - check it out if you like. As a home owner I used a kit from Lowe’s (not a lab) the idea was to at least get a reading of the pH to see how we are. Great advice. I hear this all the time... “put down lime anytime to sweeten the lawn” annoys me too bud. By the way, I subbed!

Thank you for info.

Will I do any damage adding lime to a lawn that may not need any?

I agree

You’re an awesome guy man

Have you ever used liquid lime such as cal flo? Need to do some lining to get my ph up and it looks pretty simple, but I don’t know if it is as good of a solution over traditional pellet lime.

I live in NC and have red clay. I just had some Bermuda sod laid and I was told to add lime to help the sod take root when fertilized. Should I? Can dirt completely unmolested be ph balanced?

Man this channel is picking up steam! 500 subs in a week! Pete must have found a way to inject RGS into KZread.

@GCITurf

6 жыл бұрын

CD Andrews I need your help with this optimization stuff!!! HELP!!!

@GCITurf

6 жыл бұрын

CD Andrews I need your help with this optimization stuff!!! HELP!!!

@CDAndrews

6 жыл бұрын

GCI Turf Services pshh looks like you are doing great to me!

Hey bud I have a question. I put lime down on my lawn and it’s looking good with the exception of a few almost grey colored spots. What would cause it to turn some of my lawn grey? FYI I use milorganite fert. Idk if that might have something to do with it.

Hey! Good info.

Good vid.....my lawns' soil ph is perfect and within range....that said, I still apply dolomitic limestone every 4-5 years just for the calcium and magnesium that I know fertilizers' do not supply......

Love all your video,

May I ask how often should you do a lawn test? How often should you put down lime? How long does it last? Do I put down ever 4 weeks or so? I have no clue? Should you slowly bring up your ph or should you just do the math and apply what’s needed in one shot? Is it better in spring or fall to apply?

Whats up Pete! Great video man

Mythbuster Pete 😉

This is awesome

HEY ! great video

HEY! Thanks for sharing😊HEY! Good info😊

I wanna thank you and lcn for helping me with my front yard I live in Memphis tn .I have a Bermuda front lawn.every year i got 2 4x4 spots that turns light green .I have no grubs and no trees there I dont get it . So I order a soil test kit from Amazon . Everything looks good on test. Also I went to order your 3 way kit the gci turf you cant ship in Tennessee why is that

I'm in New Hampshire. Do you know what seed is best for an area with a lot of pine trees? Wouldn't pine make the soil acidic? Right?

Question.. I have 3 month old celebration Bermuda doing so so. The landscapers didn't level correctly so we have tons of lumps so mowing at 1in is impossible. Ph of sod is 3. I was told by an employee at Lowes yesterday to lime my sod. I'm in East tx and it's still in the 100s is it ok to lime now like he told me to do? They also planted 45 75 gal wax myrtles and they are not doing well at all not vibrant and thinning out. Ph on those are 2 to 3. The employee told me throw pellatized lime down NOW on everything. We spent over 20k just in sod and shrubs, I just dont want to burn everything

HEY NOW!?!? Good video my friend.

If theres moss in your lawn, its probably safe to lime correct? I live in west wa, and the rain acidifies over the fall and winter, is this also correct?

Amazing

Great video Pete ... my lawn is over 7 as shown by a soil test this past month ... lime would be a mistake. Organic matter would be better in my case ... now where can I find a biostim pack?

@GCITurf

6 жыл бұрын

Milan Jurich here ya go www.gciturfacademy.com/product/bio-stimulant-package/

Hi, May i know what kind of evergreen trees do you along the property line?

Lol i want to meet this BEEEL. LOL just messing with ya. Love the vids.

Hey - Great Video

I had to put those reflector poles in my yard...the mail man was pulling into my yard to sort his bins cause I was the last house on the block... really pissed me off

How does that stop them from driving through your grass?

HEY!! Happy 4th of July

Hey, where do I go to have my soil tested? I'm in South Carolina. Hey, keep up the good work.

@GCITurf

6 жыл бұрын

ramart06 we use a private lab. SC Ag extension can probably help you

@dcmkcbbq

6 жыл бұрын

Check you local county extension office.

They might not have told them wrong. 6.3 pH is slightly acidic, and depending on the grass type, and other plants in their yard 6.3 may have been too low. Fertilizers are salt based and usually raise the pH, especially after extended use. By saying "thrown fert and then lime a month later", as long as the poundage is correct, they are likely trying to negate any drop in pH that adding fertilizer may have caused. pH also technically only measures acidity, specifically the concentration of hydronium ions in the soil. From this number we can infer the concentration of hydroxide ions. The scale itself is pretty simple, it states the Molarity of a solution, or the moles of solute per liter of solution, as the negative common log of the H+ ions in mol./L. For example, a pH of 6.3 means there are 10^-6.3 moles of hydronium per Liter of solution, or 0.000010 moles per liter. You can see why lower numbers denote acidity, as a pH of 2 would be 10^-2 moles hydronium/L, or 0.10 moles/L. Hydronium is a water molecule with an extra hydrogen ion, or H3O+, which is what we call acidic. Any substance that can increase the concentration of hydrogen ions (no electrons, just a proton, that bonds with water molecules in a solution) is called an acid. Salts tend to be a source of H+ (ionic compounds) are often a source of hydrogen ions. Lime raises soil pH, and the amount depends on the soil type and quantity. Clay soil is harder to change because its structure is so massive and compact. The guide I have lists 5.5 pounds of lime per 100 feet^2 to raise pH +.5 while sandy soil is around a pound per 100 ft^2. Saying "they were told wrong" isn't professional of you without knowing the specific details like soil type, plants and grasses, pH of soil, or recent cultural practices (like maybe a lot of fert useage)